Alberta, Lake Louise
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Prior to 1913 the Alberta-British Columbia boundary was defined by the divide or watershed of the Rocky Mountains. The discovery of valuable coal deposits and the availability of marketable timber and the incursion of railroads and roads required a more precise demarcation.
In 1913 provincial and federal Orders-in-Council approved a boundary survey between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia and the appointment of Commissioners. In June of that year Edward Deville, Surveyor General of Canada, issued instructions to the three Boundary Commissioners to survey the boundary.
La ligne de faite de Rocheuses ou la ligne de partage des eaux constituait la limite entre l’Alberta et la Colombie-Britannique avant 1913. La découverte de précieux gisements de houille, la présence de bois de charpente de valeur marchande et le percement des routes en des voies ferroviaires réclamaient une délimitation plus poussée.
En 1913, l’arpentage de cette limite et la nomination de Commissaires furent autorises par décrets émanant du gouvernement fédéral et des deux provinces. En juin de la même année, l’Arpenteur général du Canada, M. Édouard Deville émiettait les instructions aux trois Commissaires de Frontière à cet effet.
Kicking Horse Pass was selected as the first pass to be surveyed due to its easy access by rail. The map on the left is a copy of the mapsheet of the Kicking Horse Pass area prepared by the Boundary Commissioners.
The Boundary Monument at this location is a larger copy of the original Monument 1A placed on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary in 1913.
Il fut convenu que la première passe à arpenter serait Kicking Horse Pass en raison de sa facilité d’accès par voie ferrée. La carte apparaissant a la gauche est une copie du feuillet de la région prépare par les Commissaires.
La borne qui s’y trouve aujourd’hui est une réplique agrandie de la borne originale 1A marquant la limite en 1913.
J. N. Wallace, Dominion Land Surveyor, represented the government of Canada. He was to visit each pass surveyed to enable him to satisfy himself as to the correctness of the work.
A. O. Wheeler, British Columbia Land Surveyor, was the Boundary Commissioner for British Columbia. He was in charge of the topographic part of the survey and the establishment of monuments on the peaks adjacent to the passes.
R. W. Cautley, Alberta Land Surveyor, was the Boundary Commissioner for Alberta. He was in charge of the survey party required to take levels, make preliminary survey of the boundary in the various passes and erect permanent boundary markers.
J. N. Wallace, D.L.S. représentait le gouvernement du Canada. Il devait inspecter chaque passé dument arpentée pour s’assurer de la rectitude du travail.
Le Commissaire de la Frontière pour la Colombie-Britannique était A. O. Wheeler, B.C.L.S. Il dirigeait les opérations de topographie et la pose des bornes sur les sommets des montagnes voisines des passes.
Le Commissaire de la Frontière pour l’Alberta était R. W. Cautley A.L.S. Il dirigeait les équipes d’arpentage commises au nivellement, a la reconnaissance des limites en rapport avec les passes et à la pose des bornes définitives.
(Natural Features • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
Prior to 1913 the Alberta-British Columbia boundary was defined by the divide or watershed of the Rocky Mountains. The discovery of valuable coal deposits and the availability of marketable timber and the incursion of railroads and roads required a more precise demarcation.
In 1913 provincial and federal Orders-in-Council approved a boundary survey between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia and the appointment of Commissioners. In June of that year Edward Deville, Surveyor General of Canada, issued instructions to the three Boundary Commissioners to survey the boundary.
La ligne de faite de Rocheuses ou la ligne de partage des eaux constituait la limite entre l’Alberta et la Colombie-Britannique avant 1913. La découverte de précieux gisements de houille, la présence de bois de charpente de valeur marchande et le percement des routes en des voies ferroviaires réclamaient une délimitation plus poussée.
En 1913, l’arpentage de cette limite et la nomination de Commissaires furent autorises par décrets émanant du gouvernement fédéral et des deux provinces. En juin de la même année, l’Arpenteur général du Canada, M. Édouard Deville émiettait les instructions aux trois Commissaires de Frontière à cet effet.
Kicking Horse Pass was selected as the first pass to be surveyed due to its easy access by rail. The map on the left is a copy of the mapsheet of the Kicking Horse Pass area prepared by the Boundary Commissioners.
The Boundary Monument at this location is a larger copy of the original Monument 1A placed on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary in 1913.
Il fut convenu que la première passe à arpenter serait Kicking Horse Pass en raison de sa facilité d’accès par voie ferrée. La carte apparaissant a la gauche est une copie du feuillet de la région prépare par les Commissaires.
La borne qui s’y trouve aujourd’hui est une réplique agrandie de la borne originale 1A marquant la limite en 1913.
J. N. Wallace, Dominion Land Surveyor, represented the government of Canada. He was to visit each pass surveyed to enable him to satisfy himself as to the correctness of the work.
A. O. Wheeler, British Columbia Land Surveyor, was the Boundary Commissioner for British Columbia. He was in charge of the topographic part of the survey and the establishment of monuments on the peaks adjacent to the passes.
R. W. Cautley, Alberta Land Surveyor, was the Boundary Commissioner for Alberta. He was in charge of the survey party required to take levels, make preliminary survey of the boundary in the various passes and erect permanent boundary markers.
J. N. Wallace, D.L.S. représentait le gouvernement du Canada. Il devait inspecter chaque passé dument arpentée pour s’assurer de la rectitude du travail.
Le Commissaire de la Frontière pour la Colombie-Britannique était A. O. Wheeler, B.C.L.S. Il dirigeait les opérations de topographie et la pose des bornes sur les sommets des montagnes voisines des passes.
Le Commissaire de la Frontière pour l’Alberta était R. W. Cautley A.L.S. Il dirigeait les équipes d’arpentage commises au nivellement, a la reconnaissance des limites en rapport avec les passes et à la pose des bornes définitives.
(Natural Features • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
This monument commemorates Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School (TMG) which existed here. The school was founded on the Christian principle of service to mankind, with the motto: "Do for others".
During its 18 years, TMG graduated 677 students. These students, the teachers and the staff were part of this community.
The Japanese Sakura symbolizes this community's friendship along with the Tennessee Iris - a further symbol of the bridges built between Japan and Tennessee. Thank you, Sweetwater. We will never forget you!
The valley before you was located at the heart of Cherokee Indian tribal territory until the late 1700's
The Military Road School opened in 1864 here along what then was Military Road, an artery linking Civil War forts. The School was one of the first to open after Congress authorized public education for Washington's African Americans in 1862. Students were children of free blacks as well as formerly enslaved men and women who settled near Fort Stevens, a source of employment during the war (1861-1865). Others came from upper Northwest neighborhoods and nearby Montgomery County, Maryland. The Military Road School closed with desegregation in 1954, but its handsome "new" brick building, completed in 1911, continues as a venue for social and educational programs.
Origins in the James River & Kanawha Canal Co. (1785) and the Louisa Railroad (1836). Headquarted in Richmond. Profits came from hauling WVA coal to Newport News shipyards. Merged with B&O in 1972 to form Chessie System. Chessie System merged with Seaboard System in 1980 to form CSX.
Federal expeditions frequently disrupted Confederate activities late in 1863. Union forces often assembled here at Red Banks Church because it was near Confederate camps. On December 17, 1863, a Federal attack near here on the camp of Co. H, 3rd North Carolina Cavalry, resulted in the capture of thirty-five men.
(Pyrus calleryana Bradford)
Churchill County was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1861 but attached to Lyon County for judicial and revenue purposes. Churchill County was organized in 1864 and La Plata served as county seat. In 1868, it was moved to Stillwater, where it remained until March 5, 1903 when Fallon claimed the title.
In 1903, Senator Warren Williams introduced a bill allowing the county seat to be moved from Stillwater to Fallon. The courthouse was constructed at its present location that same year. The wooden-framed structure of Neo-Classical design was conceived by Reno architect Ben Leon and constructed by W.B. Wyrick of Fallon. In 2001, the courthouse went through a major renovation. It remains the only wooden-framed courthouse in the state.
In 1853, Captain John W. Gunnison was selected to lead an expedition to find a trans-continental railroad route. He followed the Old Spanish Trail through Salina Canyon, over the mountains to Pahvant Valley, and upon reaching Fillmore, visited his friend, Bishop Anson V. Call. Gunnison made friends in Utah while serving with Howard Stansbury's mapping expedition in 1851. Bishop Call warned him of Indians near the Sevier River because an old Indian brave in the Kanosh Tribe had been killed by members of a California-bound wagon train. Moshoquop, son of the dead brave, had vowed to avenge his father. Gunnison knew Kanosh and Moshoquop as friends, but they did not know of his return to Utah.
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